The dusty man is not a new phenomenon. He has existed, in various forms, wherever systems of power have created men with enormous entitlement and small means. Dusties espouse the ideology of masculine authority without the character or resources to make that authority anything other than a weapon turned against the women he seeks to exploit. The dusty moves through…
Hobosexual
Hobosexual is a portmanteau of the words hobo and sexual. The term was popularized in the United States. It was originally used to describe someone who engages in casual sexual encounters with multiple partners within a short time.
However, it has since been used to describe a bum or vagrant who forms a romantic relationship under false pretenses to avoid homelessness.
The term “hobosexual” is typically used in a lighthearted or joking manner, though it can also be used in a negative or pejorative sense,
Related terms: user, dusty, love train rider, romantic hobo, romantic mooch.
As autumn settles in, we enter a season that relationship coaches and survivors know well: hobosexual season. As the air turns crisp and the cost of living climbs, a particular type of opportunist becomes more active — the charming, plausible, emotionally fluent man who is looking not for a partner but for a host. While the term may raise a…
A hobosexual is someone who dates for housing, not love. Learn the signs, psychology, and how to avoid being taken advantage of.